Need a distinct icon for "Signal is unlocked" notification

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#14,062 opened on Mar 26, 2025 14 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Difficulty: 2/5
Estimated time: 1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness: 62/100

Issue type: Bug
Clarity: Mostly clear
Activity status: Quiet
Tech stack: android, kotlin
Domain: design, mobile

Research direction

Start by locating the Android notification-bar icon implementation and the assets used for the unlocked-state notification. Compare the current generic padlock with the requested Signal logo and small padlock treatment, then verify that the notification displays a distinct icon on Android 14; done means the unlocked notification is no longer visually generic.

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Bug description

When Signal is unlocked, the icon in the notification bar is just a padlock. I find this too generic and it can get confused with other apps.

I suggest the icon should be changed to the normal Signal logo with a small padlock in the bottom-right.

I found this was also suggested in 2014 in issue #651 and was fixed then, but seems to have reverted in the meantime.

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Device

Samsung A54

Android version

Signal version

7.37.4

Link to debug log

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Dominant language: Kotlin
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